Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Rondonópolis, MT, Brazil.
Einstein (Sao Paulo). 2021 Sep 6;19:eAO5622. doi: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021AO5622. eCollection 2021.
To analyze the prevalence of leprosy cases using as parameters the number of diagnosed cases, age group, sex, clinical form of the disease, degree of physical disability, affected nerves, and therapeutic methods.
This was a descriptive study. Data were collected in the Information System for Notifiable Diseases (Sistema de Informações de Agravos de Notificação) from 2014 to 2017 in the state of Mato Grosso (MT), Brazil.
In the studied period, 11,388 cases were notified in the state, with a higher prevalence in the year 2017. Most cases were diagnosed in individuals older than 15 years with a slight predominance of men. During diagnosis, there was prevalence of zero degree of physical disability and among individuals with affected nerves, mostly had less than five nerves affected.
Analyzing the prevalence and epidemiological profile of leprosy cases in the state of Mato Grosso (MT) turns to be essential for coping with the disease, as it helps in its management and treatment, with an emphasis on multidisciplinary approach for the recovery of existing cases and prevention of new cases, especially at hyperendemic states.
分析麻风病病例的流行情况，参数包括确诊病例数、年龄组、性别、疾病临床形式、身体残疾程度、受累神经以及治疗方法。
这是一项描述性研究。数据来自巴西马托格罗索州（MT）2014 年至 2017 年的法定传染病信息系统。
在所研究的期间，该州共报告了 11388 例病例，2017 年的发病率更高。大多数病例发生在 15 岁以上的人群中，男性略占优势。在诊断时，存在零级身体残疾的流行情况，在受累神经的人群中，大多数受累神经少于 5 根。
分析马托格罗索州（MT）麻风病病例的流行情况和流行病学特征对于应对该疾病至关重要，因为这有助于对其进行管理和治疗，重点是采取多学科方法来恢复现有的病例并预防新的病例，特别是在高度流行的州。
